Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-02

| On the very day when miss LOCKWOOD TO
turned to London, she was recalled to those
associations with the past which she was most
anxious to forget After the first kissings and
greetings were over, the old nurse (who had
been left IN charge at the lodgings) had some
startling information to communicate, do
rived from the courier's wife.
"Here has been little Miss Ferrari, my dear,
IN dreadful state OF mind, inquiring when
you would DO back. Her husband has left
Lord MontbArry without word Of warning
and nobody knows whaA has become Of
him.
Agnes looked at her In astonishmenk SAre
you sure Of what you are sayingin she asked.
The nurse was quite sure. @Why, Lord
bless you'll the news come from the couriers'
office in Golden square-from the secretary
himself" Hearing this, Agnes began to feel
alarmed as well rs surprised. IL was still
early in the evening. Sha at once sent a
message to Mrs. Ferrari, to say that she had
returned.
In an hour more the courier's wife ap-
peared in a state Of agitation which 1t was
not easy to control. Her narrative, when
she was at last able to speak connectedly, en-
tirely confirmed the nurses report Of It.
After hearing from her husband with toll
ereble regularity from Paris, Rome and Ven
ice Emily had twice written him afterward-
and had received no reply. Feeling uneasy,
she had gone to the office In Golden square to
inquire IL he had been heard Of there. The
post of the morning had brought letter to
tho secretary from the courier then at Ven
ice. 1t contained startling news OF Ferrari
His wife had been allowed to take copy OF
1t, which she now handed to Agnes to read.
The writer stated that he had recently
arrived in Venice. He had previously heard
that Ferrari was with Lord and Lady Mont
bnrry at ono of the old Venetian palaces,
which they had hired for a term. Being a
friend OF Ferrari, he had gone to pay him a
visit. Ringing at the door that opened on
the canal, and falling to make any one hear
him, he had gone round to a side entrance
opening on one Of the narrow lanes of Ven
ice. Here, standing at the door as il she
was waiting for somebody-perhaps for the
courier himself-hc found pale woman with
magnificent dark eyes, who proved to be no
other than Lady Montbarry herself.
She asked, IN Italian, what he wanted He
answered that he wanted TO SEQ the courier
Ferrari, II 1t was quite convenient She at
once informed him that Ferrari had left the
palace, without assigning any reason, and
without even leaving an address at which his
monthly salary then due him could be paid.
Amazed at this reply, the courier inquired IL
any person had offended Ferrari, or quar-
relied with him. Tho lady answered. "To my
knowledge, certainly not. am Lady Mont
barry, and can positively assure you that
Ferran was treated with tho greatest kind
ness In this house. We are as much aston
ished as you are at his extraordinary disap-
pearance. II you should hear OF him, pray
lot US know, so that we may at least pay him
the money which is due.D
After ono or two more questions quite
readily answered. relating to the date and
the time Of day at which Forrari had left the
palace, the courier took his leave.
He at once entered on tho necessary IN
vestigations-w without the slightest result 80
far as Ferrari was concerned Nobody had
seen him. Nobody appeared TO have been
taken into his confidence. Nobody know any.
thing Chat is to say, anything of the slightest
Importance even about persons 30 distin-
gulshed az Lord and Lady Montbarry. II
was reported that her ladyships English
maid had left her, before the disappearanee
Of Ferrari, 10 return tn her relatives in her
own country, and that Lady Montbarry had
taken no steps to supply her place His lord.
ship was described as being in delicate
health. He lived In the striotest retirement
nobody was admitted 10 him, not even bis
own countrymen. A stupid old woman was
discovered who did the housework at tho
palace, arriving In tho morning and going
away again at night She had never seen
the lost courier-she had never even seen
Lord Montbarry, who was then confined 10
his room. Her ladyship, "a most gracious
and adorable mistress" was IN constant at |
tendance on her noble husband. There
was no other servant then In the house $50 |
far as the old woman knew, but herself. |
The meals were sent IN from a res. |
taurank Ny lord, 10 was said, dis |
liked strangers My lords brother-in-
law, the baron, was generally shut up in
remote part Of the palace, occupied tho
gracious mistress said with experiments In
chemistry. The experiments sometimes made
a nasty smell. A doctor had latterly been
called in. 70 his lordship-an Italian doctor,
long resident In Venice. Inquiries being ad.
dressed 10 this gentleman "a physician OF un.
doubted capacity and respectability), II
turned out that he also had never seen
Forrari, having been summoned TO the palace
tAs his memorandum book showed at date
subsequent to the courier's disappearance
Tho doctor described Lord Montbarryi
malady as bronchitis So FAR, there was no
reason to feel any anxiety, though the attack
was a sharp one. II alarming symptoms
should appear, he had arranged with her
ladyship to call in another physician. For
the rest, 1t was impossible to speak too highly
Of my lady; night and day she was at her
lords bedside.
With these particulars began and ended
tho discoveries made by Ferrari's courier
friend The police were on the lookout for
the lost man-and that was the only hope
which could be held forth, for the present, to
Ferraris wife.
what do you think of II, missI' the poor
woman asLed aaparIv HVVhoh 10 1,o,, nd